Dawson City

Also known as City of Dawson, Dawson, Yukon, Dawson City, YT, Dawson

town in Yukon Territory, Canada

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Within Vinony's link graph, Dawson City is referenced by 562 other articles, and connects out to Whitehorse, indigenous peoples in Canada and European Canadians.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under 1896 establishments in the Northwest Territories, 1902 establishments in Yukon and Dawson City.

Its subject is documented across 46 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Country: Canada
Territory: Yukon
Named after: George Mercer Dawson
Mayor: Stephen Johnson
Total: 32.45 km (12.53 sq mi)
Elevation: 370 m (1,210 ft)
Density: 42.4/km (110/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−07:00 ( MST )
Canadian postal code: Y 0B 1G0
Nts map: 116B3 Dawson
Gnbc code: KAHFT
Climate: Dfc
Website: Official website
Type: Cultural
Criteria: iii, iv
Designated: 2023 (45th session )
Part of: Tr’ondëk-Klondike
Reference no: 1564-006

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Official website

City of Dawson - Home

Dawson City, cultural capital of the Yukon, is home of the Klondike Gold Rush and the heart of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Territory; we’re proud of our mining heritage and First Nations roots that run millennia deep.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: The City of Dawson
Country: Canada
Located in: Yukon
Official language: English language
Population: 1327
Area: 32.45
Elevation: 370
Time zone: UTC−07:00
Body of water: Klondike River
Shares border with: Arctic Ocean
Founded by: Joseph Ladue
Official website: www.cityofdawson.ca
Image: Dawson Yukon June 07.jpg

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native label: Dawson City
Commons category: Dawson City
topic's main category: Category:Dawson City
Commons gallery: Dawson City, Yukon
inception: 1896-00-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category of associated people: Category:People from Dawson City

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Encyclopedic overview

Dawson City is a town in the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is inseparably linked to the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899). Its population was 1,577 as of the 2021 census, making it the second-largest municipality in Yukon.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dawson City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.